The ‘One Health’ approach, advocated by the European Union and the World Health Organization to prepare for future pandemics, is at the heart of a scientific opinion from EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) on the SARS-CoV-2 virus in farmed and wild animals and the risks to public health, presented to MEPs on the COVI Special Committee on Tuesday 28 February.
“If we’re talking about pandemic preparedness, we have to talk about viruses”, said Dr Frank Verdonck, EFSA’s Head of...